sermon: Sovereignty and 'Once Saved Always Saved'
Are We Guaranteed to Make It?
John W. Ritenbaugh
Given 07-Sep-02; Tape #575B
Description: John Ritenbaugh contends that those who believe in the "once saved always saved" doctrine foolishly fail to see that God has a more extensive and creative plan for mankind than merely saving them. One can fail to bring forth fruits of repentance and thus qualify for the Lake of Fire. By denigrating the role of works in repentance and building character, the proponents of the "no effort, no works, love Jesus only" idea ignore the lessons of Scripture and mock God's plan for mankind, suggesting that He requires nothing productive of His contractual partners. Salvation is not unconditional. If we deliberately choose death (Deuteronomy 30:19), rejecting God's covenant, He is not responsible for our breach of contract. (77 minutes)
Keywords/Topics: Antagonism against God, Better promises, Blessings and cursings, Complaining, Contract, Counting the cost, Covenant, Disobedience, Enduring, Eternal security, Faithfulness, Fraud ,Free moral agency, Grace, Holy spirit, Lake of fire, Inaction, Lawlessness, Murmuring, On our feet, Once saved always saved, Pilgrimage, Predestination, Presumptuousness, Rebellion, Sacrifice, Sanctification, Self control, Sodom and Gomorrah, Stumble, Willful and deliberate sin, Works
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